TRAINING

Well control: well control equipment course for surface rigs.

Overview

The Well control equipment course (WCEC) is an intermediate well control equipment course and has been specially developed for drilling personnel wishing to gain basic overall skills in well control on surface rigs.

Lloyd's Register, a global leader in providing knowledge, expertise and high quality training services throughout the drilling industry, offers an extensive training programme focused on developing the technical skills and abilities of toolpushers, drillers, assistant drillers and mechanics who are involved in operating or maintaining well control equipment on surface rigs.

Our well control equipment training accommodates all experience and skill levels. All courses in this curriculum are International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC) accredited and tailor-made for personnel seeking additional professional training to perform correct and safe operations involving well control equipment on surface drilling rigs.

Suitable for

This course is intended for personnel involved in drilling operations and working with well control equipment on land rigs, platform rigs and jack-up rigs who want to improve their knowledge. Recommended particularly to:

Drilling Supervisors

Drilling Engineers

Drilling Managers

Toolpushers

Maintenance Supervisors

(Assistant) Drillers

(Assistant) Mechanics

You will learn

Upon successful completion of the course, candidates will be able to:

Describe and explain the main components of well control equipment, including:Well control equipment mathematics

Ram-type BOPs (blowout preventers)

Annular-type BOPs

BOP-installed gate valves

Choke and kill manifold

BOP HPU (hydraulic power unit)

Conventional BOP control systems

Diverter systems

Explain the implication of standards (American Petroleum Institute - API, American Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME, etc.) for maintenance, inspection and function and pressure testing of well control equipment

The topics covered during this course include:

The function, operation, inspection and the most frequent problems ofWell control equipment mathematics

ram preventers and locking systems

shear ram calculations

annular preventers

BOP gate valves

choke and kill manifolds

hydraulic control units

diverter systems

Norms and standards used in the drilling industry (such as API) and their implication for well control equipment

Analysis of the configuration and testing of choke and kill manifold

Safe working procedures and requirements for pressure testing of the BOP equipment

Recognizing symptoms that indicate malfunctions and the necessity of inspection, maintenance or repair of well control equipment

Course content

he 5-day course is based on interactive classes with ample time for group participation and discussion. It also includes:

Videos to explain operational and maintenance procedures

An entry test to evaluate attendees’ knowledge prior to the start of classroom sessions

A final exam at the end of the course, with a minimum passing score of 70%

Your future development

Upon successful completion of the course, candidates receive an IADC accredited certificate of completion. This certificate is valid for five years.

This course is the second level our multi-level educational curriculum. Candidates who have successfully completed this training course and would like to extend their knowledge might also be interested in attending our advanced-level Deepwater Challenges Course.